RUSSIAN SUCCESS ON THE DNIESTER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 9

RUSSIAN SUCCESS ON THE DNIESTER

FORTIFIED POSITION CAPTURED SENSATIONAL STROKE IN THE CENTRE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Petrograd, July 6. A Russian official communique states: "Wo routed the enemy on the. right bank of the Dniester, capturing.a fortified position westward of Issandvijivatchon (?). We also captured Mikulitchin, on tlie Delatyn-Koro9inezo railway." GREAT BLOW BY THE RUSSIAN CENTRE TERRIFIC HAIL.OF ARTILLERY. ■ ■ (Rec. July 7, 9.45 p.m.) Petrograd, July 7. Aji offcnsiVe has begun by General Evert's armies in the centre, the front of which, roughly, extends from their positions facing Baranovitchi to the cast of Vilna. The whole of the troops are possessed by the determination to drivo the foe beyond the Niemen. The Russians opened a hurricane of fire on tho German trenches at midnight. Throughout the inferno tho German gunners were strangely silent. The Russians monopolised the gunnery work, and the horizon from Smorgoni to Krevo was almost continuously illuminated by exploding shells. The dill was indescribable. Under curtains of fire the enemy's first trenches were reached, and the defences demolished, many thousands being " o 'fho Germans are fevorishly trying, unsuccessfully, to stop tho breach 'before Lusk. DESPERATE PLIGHT.OF THE AUSTRIANS. (Router's Telegram.) (Rec. July 7, 10.10 p.m.) Petrograd, July 7. The Russian General Staff estimates the Austrian losses at over half a million for one month. Tho Germans in the Chartorysk region are frantically striving to counteract tho great Lusk thrust. The Austrians jn Southern Galicia are cut off from their railway communications, and Hungary is unable to reinforce Stanislau from the Carpathians. DISCONTENT IN HUNGARY. Australian-New Zealand Cable Afsociaiion. (Bee, July 7, 7.30 p.m.)

London, July 7. The "Morning Post's" Budapest correspondent, states that the Government paper, • "A zest/" leads the popular discontent. It blames the Government, says that the Austrian generals are incapable, and declares that the situation on tht> Russian'front grows more and mob alarming. "Every bulletin brings surprises, A wounded officer 6ays; "The Russians stormed our lines® in, rows seventeen lines deet). and their artillery was so deadly that no troops could stencfup to it.

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. . London, July 6. A German official communique states; "Further partial Russian attacks southeast of liiga and elsewhere were rogulsed. The fiercest fighting was against the armies of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, especially at Worodisclie, south of Dorowo. The Russian losses were considerable. "Fighting continues against General von Linsingen's and General von Both-n'iei-'s armies." Amsterdam, July 6. Advices from Germany state that the chief Russian attacks are northward of Pripet, between Servech and the Sgara, near Baranovitchi, and north-westward of Kolomea. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' (Rec. July 7, 6.10 p.m.) Amsterdam,. July 7. • An Austrian official communique states: "The enemy penetrated our positions at Sadzawka. We now occupy a position six kilometres (3 3-5 .miles) to the west. "We have maintained our positions south-west'and north-west of Kolomea, and rocaptured the Koropeicbroc line, south-west of Buczacz. "There has been desperate fighting at the bend of the Styr and north of Kolki, with varying results." ... GULF OF RIGA CLOSED TO THE ENEMY. (Rec. July 7, 10.10 p.m.) .London, July 7. The "Mornin;* Post's" Petrograd correspondent states that the Gulf of Rigjf is entirely blocked against the enemy's attempts from sea.. The Russians' warship guns have been turned on the German positions miles inland.. , THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR TURKS STRONGLY REINFORCED. Petrograd, July 7. The Russians have fallen back eighty miles in the Bagdad' region, and entrenched on the hills. Intense heat is making the present campaign in Mesopotamia, most difficult. ,The Turks have * been strongly reinforced by the army -which was intended tor the invasion of Egypt and the attack on. Salonika, TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. , Amsterdam, July 6. A Turkish communique states: "After defeating the Russians who were entrenched west of Kermanshah, we penetrated the town in three detachments, and put the enemy to flight." ■, ■ . .